MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – It wasn’t a football game or parade that brought out the Manitowoc Lincolon High School band.
There was something more important going on at Washington Park.
Chalice Rosinsky is in the advanced stages of Huntington’s Disease. It’s a fatal disorder that attacks both the physical and mental state.
But for her birthday wish, she was hoping to hear the same band she once played in as a student herself at Lincoln High in Manitowoc.
When the school heard that, Band Director Micah Hoffman tells WLUK students and staff didn’t hesitate.
“They were right on board real fast. It’s a great group of students. We got great students at Lincoln High School. We got great students in the band program, and they instantly said ‘I’m in.’ Hands shot up and said ‘I want to do it,’”
Chalice and her friends were blown away with the turnout. And even though the disease may have taken her speech, it hasn’t taken her spirit.
“It was a great day, a great day,” said Chalice’s friend, Katie Bieberitz.
“It’s just great to see her out and get to enjoy life a little bit.”
Chalice turned 38 years old on Easter Sunday.
